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Tracking the past, present, and future of restaurant design, from the chairs we sit in to designers creating the aesthetic of the future, to flexible dining room formats necessitated by the pandemic.
Type keyword(s) to search Every item on this page was curated by an ELLE Decor editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Museum of the City of New York/Byron Co. Collection/Getty Images Opinion: It’s Time to Rethink Chinoiserie From pagoda motifs to floral wallpaper, chinoiserie has always openly borrowed from Asian visual culture. But is it harmful? A design writer and reporter asks the AAPI design community to weigh in. By Aileen Kwun May 27, 2021 Foo dogs. Ginger jars. Yin-yang tables. Pagoda motifs, fiery dragons, and bamboo stalks. See...
2021 NYCxDESIGN Awards Finalists By Interior Design Staff Interior Design and ICFF are pleased to announce the finalists for the sixth annual NYCxDESIGN Awards. The program celebrates outstanding talent across major areas of design such as architecture, interiors, product design, graphics and branding, student design, and more, unifying New York City's showcase of global design. Finalists for both Products and Projects are named in over 60 categories listed below. Winners and honorees will be announced during the live-streamed NYCxDESIGN Awards Ceremony, hosted by editor in chief Ci...
ELLE Decor Celebrates the Best of AAPI Design In honor of AAPI Heritage Month, we’re giving a special shout-out to stellar work by Asian and Asian-American designers. Max Burkhalter / William Abranowicz May marks Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month; each year, the monthlong celebration offers a chance to spotlight the diverse design talent and perspectives of this community. Recent months have also seen a swell in anti-Asian violence in the United States, lending even greater urgency to questions of representation and making this year’s AAPI Heritage Month feel more i...
Michael K. Chen Architecture resuscitates a Clinton Hill residence by restoring its historic details and applying bold hues throughout. Rotting ceilings; peeling lead paint and crumbling plasterwork; warped floorboards: Just a few years back, this brownstone in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn seemed beyond repair. "To call it faded would be a gross understatement," says architect Michael K. Chen, the founder and principal of Michael K. Chen Architecture. Built in 1895, the four-story, 3600-square-foot home had been abandoned for 20 years, and looked it. But when its newest owners...